Tom Clark
Tom C. Clark (1899-1977) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the court by President Harry Truman on August 2, 1949. He assumed senior status on June 12, 1967. Clark's service ended due to death on June 13, 1977.[1]
Clark was one of four justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Truman. He served during The Vinson Court and The Warren Court.[2]
Education
Clark received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in 1921 and his LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1922.[1]
Professional career
- 1968-1970: Director, Federal Judicial Center
- 1945-1949: United States Attorney General
- 1943-1945: Assistant U.S. Attorney General, Criminal Division
- 1943: Assistant U.S. Attorney General, Antitrust Division
- 1938-1943: Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general for antitrust
- 1937-1938: Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general for war risk litigation
- 1932-1937: Attorney in private practice, Dallas, Texas
- 1927-1932: Civil district attorney, Dallas, Texas
- 1922-1927: Attorney in private practice, Dallas, Texas[1]
Federal judicial career
Clark was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Harry Truman on August 2, 1949. Clark was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1949, and received his commission on August 19, 1949. He assumed senior status on June 12, 1967. Clark's service ended with his death on June 13, 1977.[1]
Noteworthy cases
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| Author: Tom C. Clark
Majority Justices: Warren and Brennan Concurring Justices: Black, Douglas, Stewart Dissenting Justices: Frankfurter, Harlan, Whittaker |
Illegal search and seizure takes precedent over obscene material charge (1961)
When police illegally searched Dollree Mapp's house for a fugitive, they found what was classified as obscene materials. On June 19, 1961, the Supreme Court determined, in a 6-3 decision, that because it was an illegal search and seizure, the Fourth Amendment had been violated. Anything obtained during that search could not count for evidence in court. This decision complicated when the exclusionary rule could be applied and also ignored whether or not "obscene material" was covered by the First Amendment.[3]
See also
External links
- Justice Clark's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- SCOTUSblog.com, "Writing biography in the age of Wikipedia - removing a shadow from the life of Justice Tom Clark," September 23, 2013
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Frank Murphy |
Supreme Court 1949–1977 |
Succeeded by: Thurgood Marshall
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
